ENVIRONMENTS FOR LEARNING LEEDS PFI FOUR LIMITED
📈Growthactive
07254823 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-14
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 14.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85600Educational support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 14.4y
80/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
23 officers (3 active, 23 linked, 17 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £278,000
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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| Profit before tax | £278.0k | £200.0k |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (67 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-16➖GORDON, John Stephen resigneddirector
- 2025-12-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-25➕MCGHEE, Steven John appointeddirector
- 2025-08-25➖CUNNINGHAM, Kevin Alistair resigneddirector
- 2025-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-16📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2024-05-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-15📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-05-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-27📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2022-04-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-04-05➕RESOLIS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-04-05➖RAPLEY, Wendy Lisa, Mrs. resignedsecretary
- 2022-03-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-02-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-14➕HEPBURN, Paul Robert, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2022-02-11📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2022-02-11📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-02-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-07➖FIELD, Christopher Richard resigneddirector
- 2021-01-19➖TEMPLETON, Matthew resigneddirector
- 2020-10-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Co-Operative Bank P.L.C.
- 2020-07-01➕CUNNINGHAM, Kevin Alistair appointeddirector
- 2020-07-01➖JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2019-04-09➕RAPLEY, Wendy Lisa, Mrs. appointedsecretary
- 2018-10-01➕TEMPLETON, Matthew appointeddirector
- 2018-07-04➖CLAPP, Andrew David resigneddirector
- 2018-05-18➖KEEN, Richard resignedsecretary
- 2018-01-17➕KEEN, Richard appointedsecretary
- 2017-11-30➖PHILLIPS, Judith Carlyon resignedsecretary
- 2017-09-01➕CLAPP, Andrew David appointeddirector
- 2017-09-01➕JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2017-09-01➖JONES, Stephen Michael resigneddirector
- 2017-09-01➖MCDONAGH, John resigneddirector
- 2015-11-17➕PHILLIPS, Judith Carlyon appointedsecretary
- 2015-11-01➕GORDON, John Stephen appointeddirector
- 2015-10-19➖HARRIS, John David resigneddirector
- 2015-07-31➖SMERDON, Leigh resignedsecretary
- 2013-03-18➖FALERO, Louis Javier resigneddirector
- 2013-03-18➕HARRIS, John David appointeddirector
- 2013-03-18➕MCDONAGH, John appointeddirector
- 2013-03-18➖BEIF II CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Showing most recent 50 of 67 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med · 1 low2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: CUNNINGHAM, Kevin Alistair resigned 2025-08-25; GORDON, John Stephen resigned 2025-12-16
Multiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
Environments For Learning Leeds Holdco Four Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Environments For Learning Leeds Holdco Four Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ENVIRONMENTS FOR LEARNING LEEDS PFI FOUR LIMITED
This company · 07254823
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Environments For Learning Leeds Holdco Four Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| @41 HOUSE OF HAIR LIMITED→ 14283830 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 123BAYSWATER LTD→ 07365287 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| 134 THE MEWS LTD→ 07411728 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| 16 NUNROYD ROAD LTD→ 15987447 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 1991 NAILS AND BEAUTY LIMITED→ 16569710 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1ST CLASS STORAGE LTD→ 15108056 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 1ST DEFENCE LOCKSMITHS LIMITED→ 10114645 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 1ST RESPONSE RECOVERY LIMITED→ 06666959 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| 1ST SELECT LIMITED→ 10297158 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 1ST XTREME CLEANING LTD→ 16433050 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 HART'S LTD→ 16381432 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 2 PLAN LIMITED→ 06761381 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
1 Park Row
Leeds
LS1 5AB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-09
Last: 2025-05-26
Officers (3 active · 20 resigned)
RESOLIS LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2022-04-05
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HEPBURN, Paul Robert, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-02-14
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MCGHEE, Steven John→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2025-08-25
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KEEN, Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-01-17 · resigned 2018-05-18
PHILLIPS, Judith Carlyon→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-11-17 · resigned 2017-11-30
RAPLEY, Wendy Lisa, Mrs.→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-04-09 · resigned 2022-04-05
SMERDON, Leigh→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-05-14 · resigned 2015-07-31
CLAPP, Andrew David→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2017-09-01 · resigned 2018-07-04
CUNNINGHAM, Kevin Alistair→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2020-07-01 · resigned 2025-08-25
FALERO, Louis Javier→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2011-09-14 · resigned 2013-03-18
FIELD, Christopher Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2013-01-22 · resigned 2022-01-07
GORDON, John Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2015-11-01 · resigned 2025-12-16
HARRIS, John David→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2013-03-18 · resigned 2015-10-19
HOILE, Richard David→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2010-05-14 · resigned 2010-05-21
JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2017-09-01 · resigned 2020-07-01
JONES, Stephen Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2010-05-14 · resigned 2017-09-01
LOMAS, David James→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2010-05-14 · resigned 2010-09-28
MATTHEWS, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2010-05-14 · resigned 2011-09-14
MCDONAGH, John→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2013-03-18 · resigned 2017-09-01
MCGLYNN, Fionuala Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2010-05-14 · resigned 2010-09-28
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Co-operative Bank The Co-Operative Bank P.L.C. | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/10/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Co-operative Bank Co-Operative Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 14/12/2011 | — |
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Recent filings (95 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-15
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17